Sunak and the media’, The RTE financial scandal and Russia in Turmoil / with Steve Richards

Sunak and the media’, The RTE financial scandal and Russia in Turmoil / with Steve Richards At the end of the show a listener question from Ian Mount Steve Richards Presents: Rock'n'Roll Politics Edinburgh Festival Aug 13-26 https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/steve-richards-presents-rock-n-roll-politics  Recommendations: Stuart Oppenheimer Trailer Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar® winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYPbbksJxIg  Steve Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster The railways are in crisis, from mass cancellations to soaring prices. Comedian Ben Elton embarks on a northern rail misadventure. Is rail privatisation a failed experiment? https://www.channel4.com/programmes/ben-elton-the-great-railway-disaster  Eamonn (Un)Well This docuseries takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry, which touts health and healing. But do the products live up to the promises? https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81044208 

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